Latest Blog Posts for Living in a Sordid World

• Reintroducing 'Living in a Sordid World'
  on Jul 20, 2014
  Well, dearest readers, it has been about two years since I've posted to "Living in a a Sordid World," and you probably figured the blog was dead. Recently, my good pal Angi decided to breathe some life into this old blog, and it should be an entertai...
• Happy Friday
  on Mar 16, 2012
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• Curbing It on the Edge of the Ghetto
  on Jan 29, 2012 in donating furniture on curb curb it give to the needy ghetto curb shopping
  When you live in a part of a city that could sometimes bedescribed as “the edge of the ghetto,” you discover peculiarities that peopleliving in other parts of the city are unfamiliar with.For example, one of my friends posted on Facebook how shea...
• Paterno’s Cheerleaders Highlight America’s Blind Obsession With Sports
  on Jan 22, 2012 in Jerry Sandusky sports industry sports Joe Paterno child abuse social media sexual abuse Penn State Joe Pa
  I’m afflicted by waves of nausea. I don’t feel feverish, andI’m certain it’s not the flu. Rather, I am sickened by the overwhelming numberof social media posts hailing Joe Paterno since the announcementof his death today. Sports fans are post...
• SOPA Sucks and Piss on PIPA
  on Jan 18, 2012 in SOPA PIPA piracy Internet legislation
  I'm pretty sure that I can't make my blog go dark today without deleting it, but I want my readers to know that I'm against legislation that seeks to limit and police the Internet under the guise of stopping piracy. Write to your legislators and tell...
• The Atheist Who Loved Xmas
  on Dec 19, 2011 in Sheldon The Big Bang Theory atheist Christmas Xmas
  I’m officially going on record about two things: 1) I’m anatheist. 2) I love Christmas.I don’t generally write “Christmas,” though; I write “Xmas.” The holiday just isn’tabout Christ to me. I don’t hate Christians or Christianity. I...
• There Really Is No ‘War on Christmas’
  on Dec 16, 2011 in KFAB war on Christmas non-Christians merry Christmas winter holidays Tom Becka happy holidays
  Did you know there’s a war on Christmas? Indeed, I’ve heard conservative talk radio hosts complaining about it twice this week on KFAB. Sheesh, where’s Tom Becka when we need him?“The war on Christmas” is what some Christians...
• Down With DST
  on Feb 15, 2011 in daylight saving time Indiana sleep cycle Ken Schilz circadian rhythm Ogallala Nebraska LB 101 DST
  Every year, twice a year, I lament daylight saving time and the idiocy that encourages the continuance of this antiquated practice. Two states — Arizona and Hawaii — have already nixed DST, and I was excited at the thought that Nebraska might joi...
• Dram Shop Liability Laws? Yes, Please
  on Jan 3, 2011 in KFAB dram shop liability laws bartenders drunk driving mbling in Nebraska owner liability drunk behavior
  When I first started bartending, I was 18 and lived in Michigan. There, all bartenders had to take an alcohol awareness class and pass a test in order to serve alcohol. This class taught how alcohol’s effects differed based on whether the drinker w...
• The Myth of the ‘Crazy Cat Lady’
  on Dec 19, 2010 in introverts extroverts cat people crazy cat lady dog people
  I’ve been thinking a lot about cat people and dog people lately. I started a new job, and meeting new people can be tricky for a cat person, as it’s all too easy to be labeled the “crazy cat lady” when you’re surrounded by a pack of dog lov...

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